Most Popular Books by Christina Hoff Sommers

"This updated and revised edition of the controversial classic, which is now more relevant than ever, argues that boys have become the primary victims of American society, showing how boys'' weaknesses are aggravated by anti-boy prejudices and offering constructive suggestions on how to help young males"--Amazon.com.

Reviewers of this book have praised Christina Hoff Sommer''s well-reasoned argument against many feminists'' reliance on misleading, politically motivated ''facts'' about how women are victimised.

"A straightforward assault on disturbing and dangerous trends that have entered the arena of medical care."--"The New Republic."

VICE AND VIRTUE IN EVERYDAY LIFE has been a popular choice in college ethics course study for more than two decades because it is well-liked by both college instructors and students. Course instructors appreciate it for its philosophical breadth and seriousness while college students and other readers welcome the engaging topics and readings. VICE AND VIRTUE IN EVERYDAY LIFE provides students with a lively selection of classical and contemporary readings on pressing matters of personal and social morality. The text includes an overview of seminal ethical theories, as well as a unique set of stimulating articles on matters of social responsibility, personal integrity and individual virtue. While the readings consistently represent different points of view, the book also challenges readers to go beyond theoretical applications and contingent circumstances, to cultivate virtuous decision-making in their own lives.

A brief anthology of 19 selections that covers major ethical theories. Intended for use in applied courses such as medical, legal, or business ethics, but can be effectively used in any course where an instructor wishes students to be exposed to major ethical theories.

Christina Hoff Sommers seeks to recover the lost history of American feminism by introducing readers to social feminism''s forgotten heroines.

Are women victims of a widespread bias in science and engineering, as a 2007 report of the National Academy of Sciences concluded? Or are there other, more plausible explanations for the paucity of women in various quantitative fields? What, if anything, should be done to encourage more women to become engineers and scientists? Anyone looking for a balanced and temperate treatment of this sometimes-contentious topic will welcome this collection of essays from leading academics on both sides of the issue.

Los chicos necesitan, urgentemente, de una atención particular y diferenciada ya que con prácticas educativas que no respeten su modo de ser baja su rendimiento y disminuye su autoestima.